Family Vacations in Hawaii

Hawaii is a great resort for any family vacation. When you have worked hard throughout the year it really is a big move to finally make the decision to go on that perfect beach holiday. Beach vacations are always a perfect option for family holidays and Hawaii is one of the most popular beach resorts around the world. If you are planning a vacation anytime soon you may want to consider all of the options available. You may choose to stay in a hotel or even participate in group tours, but for some of us the best option will simply be finding a rental that is able to accommodate you and your family. Read more »

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Our first and last nights in Turkey were spent in Antalya, at the Pension Mavi and Ani, which is run by Harun Selcuk. This is a basic Turkish Pansiyon with eight rooms, well situated in the Kaleici (Old Town). Rooms are airconditioned and some have TVs. The breakfast room is an inside/outside area, so you can eat in the beautiful old garden when the weather is good. Harun is a helpful and well-informed host, who is happy to advise you on the attractions in the area.

We also checked out some other places to stay in case we ever return to Antalya. There are several Boutique Hotels in the Old Town, we looked at a few of them. Villa Perla is a mid-priced hotel, in a 300-year-old building with a delightful small swimming pool in the courtyard. There are also some elderly resident tortoises who wander around munching on their favourite leaves - see the picture, taken with compact flash.

Another beautiful hotel in Antalya is the Ninova Pension. It has 19 bedrooms with private bathrooms, direct phone and hairdryer. Rooms are air-conditioned. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available i the restaurant. This hotel has been lovingly restored by the owners fgrom two historic houses and has an exceptional courtyard.

The Otantik Hotel is immaculate, with six luxury airconditioned rooms above the courtyard restaurant/wine bar. Three of the rooms have jacuzzis and balconies and there is free Wifi Internet access.

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Eating out in a busy old town centre like Antalya is difficult. Most restaurants use outside sales guys, who accost every passer by with entreaties to eat there, or just stop for a drink. This practice is most widespread in the harbour area and it is pretty irritating. It’s only common sense that these guys have to be paid, so an element of your bill goes towards their commission. On our second night in Antalya we sought the advice of our Hotel Pansyion owner, Harun, for a restaurant recommendation. He sent us to Pasa Bey Kebapçisi, which is actually outside the walls of the old town near the football stadium. This was a great place to eat - not aimed at tourists at all. In fact, we were the only non Turkish diners in the restaurant. You will be served a starter automatically, with accompanying dips and salad. Order a main course only, and do not over-order! I asked for a meat Pide (Turkish Pizza) with extra cheese, and the Chef simply made two Pides. These were served before my husband’s Kebab so that we could share each order. Knowing that a meat course was on the way we could not finish the pizzas and we made little headway on the kebab either. Not wishing to use a diet pill, we left the rest and the stray dogs of Antalya benefited from the excess! The only drawback at Pasa Bey is that wine was priced at 65TL. So we drank Efes beer again. A pudding was brought automatically with coffee, and the whole bill came to 55TL for two.
The postal address is - Gençlik Mah.Isiklar Cad.1319 Sok. NO:4 Merkez / Antalya.
Phone : 242 244 96 90

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The old town of Antalya is known as the Kaleici and it has plenty of bars and pensayions where you can stop for a drink. The price of wine is very high in Turkey, and the choice is limited. The average meal for two will cost around TL60 (€30), but a bottle of wine to accompany the meal can cost anything from TL45 (€23) upwards. The Otantik Boutique Hotel is situated in Hesapci Street and the hotel includes its own Wine House, where you can enjoy a large glass of white wine for TL5 (€2.5). The Otantik has a tranquil shady garden for dining or drinks. There are eight guest bedrooms, and unusually for Turkey they are equipped with minibars and safes. You will not find some of the other facilities in your hotel room that are on offer at the international hotel chains, like XBox, but there is satellite TV in the rooms. www.otantikbutikotel.com

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If you are looking for reliable, all year round sun and luxury accommodation, here are two interesting rising destinations for you to consider: Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The first time I heard of friends staying in Dubai was probably two years ago. They told me there are plenty of    Cheap Dubai Hotels to choose from, and the holiday worked out cheaper than a European destination - with more reliable weather. They got a good rates by using a new hotel booking site called cheaperthanhotels.com.  This is a good destination for finding last minute discounts as well as the best rates at some of the World’s most expensive and exclusive hotels .

Some time ago I worked for an international company with offices in the Middle East so I knew quite a few Expats in United Arab Emirates UAE and they spoke highly of UAE as a  placeto live and work, many of them really missed it when they had to return to their home country. Friends and family were able to visit cheaply by booking their rooms through cheaperthanhotels.

There is another new player - Abu Dhabi. Here again, the site has a big choice of Abu Dhabi Accommodation for business travellers and holidaymakers so the option of booking your air ticket and accommodation at good rates is a realistic one.

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There Is No Reason Anyone Should Buy a Timeshare

Why the hell do people buy timeshares? I mean you pay anywhere from $5000 to $150,000 for these properties that you can only stay at 1 to 2 times yearly…oh and sometimes you can buy a fractional one and only be allowed to go there every other year! Then when you get sick of going to your new purchase probably after the 1st or 2nd year if you want to go somewhere else you have to pay a transfer fee to transfer your week so you can enjoy a new destination. On top of all that crap you have to pay a yearly maintenance fee for the ownership privilege that you “had to have”. Am I crazy or Am I missing something here? The only thing that you own are the bills! Read more »

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Competition for your travel dollar has never been so keen, so make sure you shop around for the very best deals available whenever you are staying away from home.  Last weekend we had the chance to takes a short break and we discovered that the difference between the best and worst rates offered was more than a hundred per cent!

Finally this year we are planning a trip down under and the CheaperthanHotels website is required reading.  It does not matter whether you are looking for a two star hotel or deluxe, you will save money on your accommodation.  In New South Wales, there are some beautiful Coffs Harbour Hotels overlooking the bay and the beautiful Coffs coastline - and they will not cost you a fortune to get this amazing view. Close to Coffs Harbour are some World Heritage Rainforest areas that are totally unmissable.

Further down the coast from Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie makes an excellent base for visiting attractions like the nature reserve at Sea Acres as  well as the John Downes park, which are both situated on the east coast with a view across to the beautiful Lord Howe Island.  Here, you can find Port Macquarie Hotels ranging from as little as £40 a night.

Closer to Brisbane, Byron Bay Hotels are a tad more luxurious and still give you great value for your holiday spend. Check out the East on Byron Bay resort with its tropical swimming pools and relaxing ambience. Never pay top price again, and you can travel further and better for less.

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Mauritius Holidays - A vacation paradise

With white sandy beaches and deep blue lagoons welcoming you, and a number of exquisite churches, museums and art galleries waiting to be explored, Mauritius is an island with a rich heritage of its royal culture and history.

Some of the best tourist attractions in Mauritius are as follows: Read more »

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